Packard Foundation

We work with people and communities to create enduring solutions for just societies and a healthy, resilient natural world.

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

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[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

🌎When David Packard was asked to write down a vision for our Foundation, he refused, explaining that we needed to evolve and adapt to the challenges of an ever-changing world.

🗺️Today, we're living in this legacy as we unveil our new path forward: https://t.co/6tQRLCuHUM

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

We’ve got a new framework to turn our vision —✨ a just and equitable world where both people and nature flourish✨ — into reality.

Learn how we'll work to unlock greater collaboration & creativity to meet the complexity of the challenges ahead.🗝️🗺️ https://t.co/6tQRLCdESM

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

"We wanted to get money out faster, be more efficient, & reduce grantee burden. To succeed in this effort, we worked to better understand how our grantee partners experience our processes."

Jennifer Adams shares what we've done so far w @PEAKgrantmaking👉🏼 https://t.co/1GHhbyYozd

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

🌏👉🏾Indigenous Peoples and local communities are one of the most effective groups at conserving & sustainably managing the land and forests that they live & depend on👈🏾🌏

✨Here's an update on our commitment to make that a reality: https://t.co/axCWWmTeDq

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

"We wanted to get money out faster, be more efficient, & reduce grantee burden. To succeed in this effort, we worked to better understand how our grantee partners experience our processes."

Jennifer Adams shares what we've done so far w/ @PEAKgrantmaking👉🏼https://t.co/1GHhbyYWoL

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

👉🏾Access to QUALITY sexual & reproductive health care is a fundamental right👈🏾

🇹🇭That's why we are thrilled to announce the '22 finalists for the Quality Innovation Challenge at #ICFP2022 next week🇹🇭

Learn more about this game-changing challenge: https://t.co/89OsPgtcyh #SRHR

[ClimateWorks Foundation @ClimateWorks]

Today, we join @Hewlett_Found, @FordFoundation @CIFFchild, @PackardFdn @MooreFound @GoodEnergies @ClimateLandUse + more to launch the Forest, People, Climate collaborative & work to raise another $1.2Bn to end deforestation & protect communities ➡️ https://t.co/e0l3Rb50NY #COP27

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

🔬Why do diversity, equity, and inclusion matter in #STEM?

This #NationalSTEMDay, we're revisiting @TweetXW and Natalie Lake's take on why -- and how -- we can catalyze change: https://t.co/9AYEYT9Wr6

#PackardFellows #DiversityInSTEM

[Ford Foundation @FordFoundation]

The Forest Tenure Funders Group has released the 2021 annual report on our $1.7 billion #COP26 pledge.

Looking ahead, we will continue to act with urgency and transparency as we invest in the work and leadership of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. #COP27

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

Who is a scientist? 🔬👩🏾‍🔬🔭

@Science_Is_US' @KerestesScience redefines who gets to be a scientist, reminding us that #science is all around us and #STEM is for everyone.

https://t.co/zsIFkrufUY

#NationalSTEMDay

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

Happy #ElectionDay!

🫱🏿‍🫲🏽🗳️With a thriving, inclusive #democracy, we have an opportunity to deliver meaningful and lasting change to communities – and to achieve justice and equity for all 🕊️🫱🏿‍🫲🏽🗳️

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

🌟NEW🌟 report on #FundingTrends from @ClimateWorks

Funding for #climatechange mitigation increased last year, outpacing overall philanthropic giving. But commitments across #philanthropy are still falling significantly short of what’s needed.

Read more:
https://t.co/vUN63nqLJ2

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

❤️"That's when I realized: Process is personal"❤️

🗺️Our Jennifer Adams shares what our "grantsformation" process looked like with @PEAKgrantmaking, & how we've arrived to change we can experience & measure.

Read her whole, inspiring story: https://t.co/1GHhbyGNaD #philanthropy

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

🤔What does innovation look like when it comes to quality sexual & reproductive healthcare?

🇹🇭✈️💓As we prepare to head to #ICFP2022 and meet the new Quality Innovation Challenge finalists, we are looking back at some of the recipients from years past: https://t.co/rT9LoNAV6b

[Kevin Bolduc @kmbolduc]

"Process is personal" says @PackardFdn Jennifer Adams about the "grantsformation" process that centers grantees' experiences in the Foundation's grants operations. Read their story here on the @PEAKgrantmaking blog https://t.co/ar8Bkwazbr

[Packard Foundation @PackardFdn]

What does it look like to grow up in #LA?

🌟A new @latimes program will be diving into the complexity of that question, looking at:

📚research
📊data
👩🏾real-life stories

to help navigate the awesome responsibility of raising & educating little ones🌟

https://t.co/qaDhda3q25

[Meg Caldwell @CaldwellMegc]

Less than three days to #COP27. Feeling optimistic this morning! Looking to world leaders to take #ClimateAction and #ListenToTheOcean by:

➡️ Scaling up ocean-based climate solutions
➡️ Investing in the 🌊
➡️ Building community resilience

[ClimateWorks Foundation @ClimateWorks]

Our #FundingTrends 2022 report is out now. Funding for climate change mitigation increased last year, outpacing overall philanthropic giving but still falling significantly short of what’s needed. https://t.co/zlPr6LcjH6